Outdoor America - Fall 2009

Outdoor America is the award-winning quarterly magazine of the Izaak Walton League of America. Each issue is filled with entertaining and educational articles about the conservation work of IWLA members. We also provide in-depth coverage of broader conservation issues such as national energy policy, urban sprawl, and wetland loss. To start receiving Outdoor America, become a League member. Here's what you missed in the last issue of the magazine:

Greening Your Chapter
"Going green" is everywhere these days. But what exactly does going green mean - and what does it mean for your chapter?
By Rebecca Wadler Lase, Sustainability Education Program Associate

Species Survival: Pacific Salmon
The plight of Pacific salmon is a symbol of our country's growth - and the devastating impact we've had on the natural world around us. Can salmon fisheries be saved?
By Dawn Mayhew Merritt, Communications Director

Project Watershed: Connecting Students With Nature
Project Watershed gets students out of the classroom and into local streams to engage their interest in science.
By Dawn Mayhew Merritt, Communications Director

COLUMNS 

League Leader

Our Mountain's Majesty

Ikes can make a difference in saving the American West.

By Mike Williams, National President

Director's Chair

The Future of Conservation

How do you inspire the next generation of conservationists? Invite them to your chapter events.

By David Hoskins, IWLA Executive Director

In Memoriam:

Bill Legg (New York)

By Patty Weisse

Thinking Like a Mountain

The Window Into Green

With the new wave of interest in the environment, will we finally give students the tools they need to become environmentally literate citizens?

By Mike Weilbacher

Outdoor Ethics

The Hand That Feeds

Sometimes feeding wildlife does more harm than good.

By David Hart, Field Editor

Last Stand

Clean Water for All

It's time to restore the Clean Water Act to its original purpose.

By Dave Zentner, Past President, IWLA

DEPARTMENTS

League Lines

Community-based conservation at work

Hooks & Bulletins

Program & policy news